Signals of increasing co-use of stimulants and opioids from online drug forum data

Original research
by
Sarker, Abeed et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

International

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

This study examines stimulant co-mention trends among PWUO/PTMOUD on social media over multiple years.

Findings/Key points

Our analyses reflect increasing mentions of stimulants, particularly methamphetamine, among PWUO/PTMOUD, which closely resembles the growth in overdose deaths involving both opioids and stimulants.

Design/methods

Data from 14 subreddits from 2011 to 2020

Keywords

About PWUD
Illegal drugs
Stimulants